When a horror movie starts to be on everyone’s lips, it’s because it did something really well and different. As far as the horror genre is concerned, titles that do nothing more than repeat the formula and embellish it with demonic beings, serial killers and ghosts to justify their weak plots often come to the cinema. and if well tell me (talk to me) repeats those characteristic elements of the genre, it has managed to win over the audience and position itself as one of the best horror films of the year. But how did you get it? The secret is behind its brilliant directors, two youtubers who received the support of A24.
Michael and Danny Philippe. Those are the names of the creative and passionate twin brothers who have directed this new horror film, which tells the story of a group of friends who discover a strange embalmed hand capable of summoning spirits, including the recently deceased mother of the protagonist. And as expected, the situation gets out of control.
But what got out of hand long before then was the Philippou’s YouTube channel, rackaracka, corner in which little by little they began to become known for their intriguing and humorous short films. Without knowing it, this passion prepared them for years for what would be their first film in the film industry, reaching important international festivals such as Sundance and later the production company A24 bought the rights.
Harry Potter VS Star Wars, Ronald McDonald tries Burger King and Halo VS Call of Duty, are just some of their most famous videos and for which they won awards such as the Streamy Award for Best International Channel, the Online Video Awards and the AACTA Award. With a long career as youtubers for almost 10 years, their most viewed video has 86 million views.
Under the Causeway Films label, which has produced hits like The Babadook and The Nightingale, tell me debuted in the US through A24, making it the second most successful release from the production company, surpassing acclaimed films such as The Witch (The witch), Moonlight (Moon light) and Everything everywhere at the same time (Everything Everywhere All at Once). She just couldn’t get on top of The Devil’s Legacy (hereditary), but during its first days of release it reached 10 million dollars in revenue.
What is “Talk to Me” about?
Co-written by Danny Philippou, tell me introduces us to the life of Mia, a teenager from a privileged Australian neighborhood who, looking for thrills, joins an exclusive party where she discovers that she can communicate with the afterlife through a peculiar mummified hand, allowing the spirits to temporarily take her possession. body. The fact gains popularity and sooner rather than later the problems begin.
After its introduction at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2022, the film received acclaim at festivals including Sundance and Berlin, opening in Australian cinemas in July 2023 and internationally shortly thereafter. The video is on his YouTube channel. We made a horror movie (Talk to me)where they document the most important and emotional moments of the film’s production.
tell me It has already been released in Latin America and can be seen only in theaters. Meanwhile, the Philippou brothers are already working on their next project: an adaptation of the video game Street Fighter.
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